Improvement in farm-gate



' winded @ritira "it J. T. MOXLEY, OF OWASSO, MICHIGAN. Leners Patent No. 89,424, dem; apra 27, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN FARM-GATE.

To all whom 'it may concern Beit known that I, J. T. MOXLEY, of Owasso, in the county of Shiawassee, and State of' Michigan, have invented a new and improved Farm-Gate; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and 'exact description thereof', which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part -of this specification, in whieh- Figure l is a side elevation of' my improved gate.

Figure 2 is a plan of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to provide a farm-gate of that class which is operated horizontally, and which on being slid bac-k, in the act of opening, shall be raised vertically, so as to be locked in a position parallel to the track, or way.

It consists of the combination-of devices as herein set forth.

In the .drawings- A is annrdinary-framed gate.

B is the latch-post of the same.

C and D are two posts, arranged in such a manner that the diagonal line of the section of one will, if produced, be the diagonal of the other, as shown, the'said posts being suihcently separated to permit the gate to pass freely between them, as it is slid back from the post B, in the act of being operated.

E is a grooved stump, or ground-block, for the lower edge of the gate to slide on, until the latter is raised by the vibrating hinge-post Gr, which latter device constitutes a prominent feature of the apparatus for opening and closing the gate.

This post consists of two strips of wood, having affixed between their ends two gu'dgeon-blocks.

The lower gudgeon works in a step, or hole', in a peg, d, which latter turns freely in bearing-holes afforded Iby the posts C and D.

This peg is arranged near the. bottom of the latter posts, and in the diagonal Vline-common to both of their cross-sections.

h is a roller, arranged between the two parts of the post G, aud just underneath the upper horizontal bar of the gate.

b is a cord, which, when extended, limits the inclination of the-post G.

f is a slotted board, in the slot of which the upper guclgeon a enters, when the post G is brought to a vertical position in the act of being opened; the slot then serves as a bearing for the said gudgeon, and thereby enables the post G to operate as a hinge-post, on which the balanced gate swings.

c is a latch-board, which catches over the upper edge of the gate, and h'olds it open.

L' is a vertical bar of the gate.

g is a block aixed to the rear end of the ga'te, and fits in a corresponding notch inthe post C, wh'en the gate is closed, thereby serving to prevent that end of the gate from being lifted by hogs and other animals.

j is an ordinary latch-bar, which catches in a mortise in the latch-post, when the gate is closed.

The operation is as follows: p

The gate to be opened is pushed back between the posts C and D, until the bar t encounters the upper part ofthe post G, as shown in fig. 1.

The vertical line passing throughthe centre of gravity of the gate, will also pass through the roller h, on the hinge-post.

As the gate' is pushed further back, the hinge-post' is moved to assume a vertical position, and the roller takes the weight ofthe gate, which is balanced on the roller.

The gate is pushed 'back until the hinge-post becomes vertical, and its gudgeon a. enters the slot in the cleat, or board f.

The gate is then swung on the hinge-post at 4right angles to its former position, as shown in iig. 2, when the gate-way is open for passage through.

In this latter position the latch c catches over the upper edge ofthe gate, as shown.

k is a tusk, or tenen, which projects into a mortise in the latch-post, when the gate is closed, and serves to steady the latter, and prevent its being lifted by hogs.

In shutting the gate,the.reverse of the abovede` scribed operation is followed.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent-.-

The combination, in a farm-gate, of the several parts A G D d f G a h, operating substantially as and for the purpose shown and described.

J. T. MOXLEY. Witnesses:

C. F. SHEPARD, E. I. MoxLnY. 

